Introduction to the Mathematics of Biological Complexity: July 12, 2002 

In conjunction with Conference on Mathematics and Biology and Annual Meeting 
of the Society for Mathematical Biology, a one-day introduction was held. 
Specifically oriented towards biologists who would benefit from a broad 
overview of modern quantitative techniques that appear again and again
in many biological contexts, this Short Course was designed as a very quick 
introduction to the material previously presented in the longer courses. An 
objective was to attract life science researchers and students who would 
like to establish collaborations with more quantitatively-trained colleagues, 
or are pursuing these collaborations now. All Short Course attendees stayed 
for the Conference as it provided an excellent opportunity for attendees to 
confer with many leading mathematical biologists and possibly foster new 
collaborations. There were 16 attendees supported by remaining funds from the 
initial NIH-award, in addition to three individuals from the Conference who 
attended at their own expense. This included 10 individuals who were pursuing 
graduate work in a variety of biology and MD programs, with the remainder 
being biology faculty or post-doctoral fellows. Details of the program and 
electronic versions of the materials presented are available at
http://www.tiem.utk.edu/courses/smb2002.html